Do Not Resuscitate

Posted by Daniel Stout on Sat 20 May 2006 at 7:18 PM

An 80-year-old woman from Dyersville, which is just west of Dubuque here in eastern Iowa, had tattooed on her chest the words, “Do Not Resuscitate.” Good choice. This from the Des Moines Register, which broke the story. Of course getting a legal rendering on paper of Mary Wohlford’s health-care wishes might hold up better if it came to a court decision, but still it’s a pretty interesting thing to do. The story has gotten national attention as recent cases like the Terry Shiavo debacle live in recent memory. Congrats to Gary’s Professional Tattooing Studio, across the river in Galena, Illinois for getting a little free publicity, and a thanks to them for giving Mrs. Wohlford a senior discount on her tattoo.

Side note: I was a little disappointed to see that the dateline of the story on the DM Register’s website changed from Decorah to Dyersville. Decorah is the home of Luther College and our fellow blogger Faust Gertz. There is no trace of a correction on the website. The location simply changed within the past couple of days since the story was first reported. A quote in the story from a Decorah lawyer though remains intact.

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